Ⅰ.词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。

1.I think it’s very important ______ ______ ______ (与……交流) foreigners at the moment.

2.English is spoken ______ ______ ______ ______(作为第二语言) in some countries.

3.The cake was ______ ______ (把……分成……) three pieces by her.

4. ______(不论何时) you need help, send me an e-mail or telephone me.

5.The official goes to New York to take part in an ______ ______ (国际会议) every year.

(B)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

6.Is Japanese s______ to English?

7.The story is t______ from Chinese into English.

8.In g______, we have made progress in learning English in recent months.

you find our p______ on the map?

10.How can he make polite c______ with someone he dislikes?

Ⅱ.综合填空。(5分)

根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

English is the most 　11　 　used language in the world. It’s used as the mother tongue by most people in many countries. It’s also one of the working 　12　 　in the U.N. China is developing 　13　 　and Beijing hosted 2008 Olympic Games. If we want to communicate with foreigners and prevent them from having trouble 　14　 , more and more people who can speak English well are 　15　 .

11._____　 12._____　 13._____　 14._____　 15._____

Ⅲ.书面表达。(10分)

英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言，其地位和作用日益重要。中国已成功举办了2008年奥运会，并与世界各地的来宾共同交流、学习。请以Let’s Study English Well为题，谈谈学好英语的重要性。(80词左右)

听 力 材 料

Unit 3　 Topic 1

Ⅰ.听句子，选择正确图片。每个句子读一遍。

1.The 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing.

2.It’s possible that you have some trouble learning English.

3.At last, the artist and Mickey Mouse became good friends.

4.The words “Made in China” can be seen on the back of a watch.

5.Students will have a good chance to practice speaking English at the English corner.

Ⅱ.听句子，选择正确答语。每个句子读一遍。

6.Which is more difficult, English or French?

7.Do millions of people speak foreign languages throughout the world?

you speak more slowly? I can’t follow you.

9.Your English is wonderful.

10.Would you please help me with my English?

Ⅲ.听对话及问题，选择正确答语。每段对话和问题读两遍。

11.M: English is the first language in many countries, did you know?

W: Yes.

M: Is it the first language in Japan, France and Germany?

W: No, in none of these countries.

Q: In which country isn’t English spoken as the first language?

12.W: How beautiful your English is!

M: Thank you. My father is English.

W: Really? How about your mother?

M: She is French. So at home I often speak to my father in English and to my mother in French.

Q: What languages can the man speak?

13.M: Have you ever read Harry Potter?

W: No, never.

M: What a pity! It’s translated into many languages and enjoyed by millions of children as an exciting novel.

Q: Who likes reading Harry Potter?

14.M: Do you feel hungry?

W: Yes, I do. Shall we go and eat something?

M: All right. Do you like Chinese food or Japanese food?

W: Neither. I’d like some French food.

Q: What food would the woman like?

15.W: We didn’t see you last week. Where were you?

M: I went to Yunnan for my holiday.

W: Really? Did you have a good time?

M: Yes, I did.

Q: Where did the man go for his holiday last week?

Ⅳ.听短文，回答问题。短文读三遍。

One day a man was going to the house of a rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples by the side of the road. He said,“I don’t want to eat those apples, for the rich man will give me very nice food to eat.” Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big because of the heavy rain. So he couldn’t get over it. He waited for some time, then he said,“I can’t go to the rich man’s house today, for I can’t get over the river.”

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day, so he began to feel hungry. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and ate them.

Don’t throw things away. You may be glad to have them at a later time.

(C)

Once there were five beggars(乞丐). One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was an Arab and one was Persian. One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing what they had and helping each other in trouble times.

Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin. They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat.

　“Let’s buy some grapes!” said the Englishman. But the Turkish wanted “uzum”, the Arab “aneb”, the Greek “stafelea”, and the Persian insisted on(坚持) “angur”. They did not understand each other’s language very well. Soon they were quarrelling and even fighting.

While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all the five languages. He asked them why they were fighting. After they told him, he said, “Give me your coin. I will buy what you want.”

He was soon back with a bunch of grapes. Each beggar was happy, as each had what he had wanted. They all asked for the same thing, but the word for“grapes”is different in different languages. If people could understand each other, there would be no need to fight.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

36.Did these beggars speak the same language?

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37.What did they decide to do when they met one day?

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38.What did a man give them in the street?

　　 ______________________________________________________________

39.Why did they quarrel?

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40.In fact, all of them wanted to buy grapes, didn’t they?

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(B)

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying,“You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled(困惑的), and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly. When I’m back home, everyone will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking,“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so.” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain,“‘You don’t say!’means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

31.(　 )The foreigner didn’t want to listen to the writer to talk about how he was studying English.

32.(　 )The writer was puzzled because the foreigner knew the Great Wall very well.

33.(　 )The foreigner thought the Great Wall was wonderful.

34.(　 )Perhaps the story happened in China.

35.(　 )When the foreigner used the idiom“You don’t say!”, he meant“Stop talking!”

(A)

English is now the first language of about 400 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the official language of thirty-three more countries. That means one in every seven people in the world speaks English.

English has become the new Latin(拉丁语) of the century. One must know English is a part of the twenty-first century. In Italy, for example, English is a must for many technical (技术的) jobs. In China, English is the most important foreign language learned at school.

Now no other language on the earth is better suited to play the role of the world language. Because English is easier to learn than any other language, and it easily borrows local words and phrases from other countries to expand(丰富，扩大) its vocabulary.

English is so widely used that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication. Now 75% of the world’s mail is in English. 60% of the world’s telephone calls are made in English. 60% of the world’s radio stations are broadcast(广播) in English and over half of the world’s books and magazines are written in English. In a word, English is now the world’s first language.

26.(　 )_____ countries speak English as their mother language.

　　　　　　 A.11　　　　　　　　　　　 B.12　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.33　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.45

27.(　 )“English has become the new Latin of the century” means _____.

　　　　　　 A.English has a long history

　　　　　　 B.English is as important as Latin

　　　　　　 C.English has borrowed lots of words from Latin

　　　　　　 D.English is as difficult to learn as Latin

28.(　 )If you want to ask for a technical job in Italy, you must be able to _____.

　　　　　　 A.speak Latin　　　　　 B.speak French　　　　　 C.speak English　　　　　 D.speak Italian

29.(　 )_____ of the world’s magazines are written in English.

　　　　　　 A.More than 50%　　 B.75%　　　　　　　　　　　 C.60%　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Less than 50%

30.(　 )The writer thinks English is now _____.

　　　　　　 A.a native language　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.the world language

　　　　　　 C.an official language　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.the Latin language

Ⅱ.情景交际。(5分)

(A=Kangkang　 B=Dad　 C=Mom)

A: Dad, could you come and help me?

B: Sure, dear. What is it?

A: I don’t understand the meaning of “interpreter”.

B: 　11　

A: But I left my dictionary at school.

B: 　12　

A: Thanks, Dad, I will. Mom, 　13　

C: This word “interpreter” means a person who helps foreigners to translate the language and explain the culture of the country.

A: I see. 　14　 　I want to help businessmen all over the world and help them know China.

C: Good idea. 　15　

10.(　 )_____, I have to write the words on the paper because she doesn’t know Chinese.

　　　　　　 A.Sometime　　　　　　 B.Once in a while　　 C.After a while　　　 D.For a while

9.(　 )-What is a writing brush used for?

　　　　　 -It’s used _____ writing and drawing.

　　　　　 A.as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.for　　　　　　　　　　 D.by

8.(　 )I couldn’t wait _____ the box as soon as I received the gift.

　　　　　 A.to open　　　　　　　　　 B.open　　　　　　　　　　 C.opening　　　　　　　 D.for opening

7.(　 )_____ of the students in our class _____ girls.

　　　　　 A.Three fives; is　　　　 B.Three fifths; is　　　 C.Three fifth; are　　 D.Three fifths; are